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‘Cooooooooal!’ A Score in the UK for Sustainable and Renewable Energy

April 24, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

BBC News reported that the United Kingdom might be spending its first day without generation of electricity from coal based on a statement by the National Grid. The previous time for no coal-generation of electricity was in May, 2016, for a total of 19 hours. Read more

‘Religion of Love’ on the ‘Religion of Peace’

April 24, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

The Catholic Herald reports that the idea of Islam as a religion of peace is more complicated than the first examination. Catholicism, as a sect of Christianity, is seen as the ‘religion of love.’ Islam is often considered the 'religion of peace.' Read more

Atheists and Highly Religious People Fear Death the Least

April 21, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

A new study has found that atheists and very religious people have something in common - they are among those least afraid of dying. Read more

EU-Turkey relationship status: It’s complicated

March 26, 2017 | by Angelos Sofocleous | 0 Comments

Erdogan has slammed 'fascist and cruel' Europe and says Turkey may review ties after powers referendum. The EU-Turkey relationship is getting complicated. Read more

Young Humanist Forums

February 15, 2017 | by Takudza Mazwienduna | 0 Comments

The International Institute for Development Facilitation (IIDF) Trust is a local NGO based in Mutare Zimbabwe. Like most Non Profits in the country, it has followed up the orthodox means of attaining development; capacity building initiatives. Capacity building initiatives imply that the strategy for executing development initiatives emphasises decision making to be centralised on local […] Read more

Pussy Riot Protests Through “Make America Great Again” Viral Video

October 30, 2016 | by Pamela Machado | 0 Comments

With two weeks until the US Election, Russian punk band Pussy Riot sparked controversy through a viral video entitled “Make America Great Again” protesting the comments of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Read more

Bloggers in Bangladesh Are Being Attacked, Imprisoned or Executed

October 8, 2016 | by Angelos Sofocleous | 0 Comments

For a country founded after an 8-month war, which led to the death about 3 million people, one would expect that the Bangladeshi people would learn from their mistakes. That is, they would eventually change their stance on internal disputes. However, the reality is different. Political and religious violence in the country continued to the […] Read more

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